Mida Michell Tuohy

TUOHY Mida Michell Tuohy, 75, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend, passed away peacefully Wednesday, July 7, 2010 at her home. She touched the lives and hearts of many and will be sadly missed. She is preceded in death by her husband, Edward Joseph "Skeets" Tuohy, Jr. She is survived by her brothers Albro P. Michell, Jr. and his wife, Danielle Gagnet Michell, Jacques B. Michell, and his wife, Wendy Walk Michell, and Peter Scott Michell and his wife, Barbara Buckner Michell. She is also survived by daughter Sarah Tuohy Rosevally and her husband George Rosevally, son Edward Joseph Tuohy III and his wife, Dana D'Anzi Tuohy, son Sean Albro Tuohy and his wife, Leigh Anne Roberts Tuohy, and son Seamus Timothy Tuohy and his wife, Kirsten McCarthy Tuohy. She is also survived by her grandchildren: Eleanor and Elizabeth Pritchard, Michael Oher, Collins Tuohy, Sean Tuohy Jr., and Miller Tuohy. Mida was born in New Orleans on March 25, 1935 to Albro P. Michell and Mida Castell Michell. She attended Holy Name of Jesus Elementary School and the Academy of the Sacred Heart where she lettered four years in basketball and volleyball. Later, she attended Loyola University. She married Skeets Tuohy who played basketball for the Loyola Wolfpack in the 1950s. Relatives and friends are invited to attend a Mass of Christian burial at LAKE LAWN METAIRIE FUNERAL HOME, 5100 Pontchartrain Blvd., on Monday, July 19, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. Visitation will be from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Sunday, July 18th and from 9:00 - 10:00 a.m. Monday, July 19th. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be sent to Jesuits of the New Orleans Province, 710 Baronne St., Suite B, New Orleans, LA 70113-1064 or the Newman Invitational Tournament Fund at the Isidore Newman School, New Orleans. Interment will follow in Lake Lawn Park. To view and sign the Family Guest Book, go to www.lakelawnmetairie.com.